The Cowboys won, but it feels like a loss. The defense played good today, but here we go again with the penalties and poor execution on offense. Through 3-weeks this team looks like a carbon copy of the 2011 team, and that means 8-8 again, no playoffs. Let’s be honest about the Cowboys, we stink, we are a bad team and inconsistent. If we’re going to be the Jekyll and Hyde team again, then it’s going to be another heartbreaking season and Garrett will be out of here. It doesn’t seem like the players are buying into Garrett’s system, if they were we wouldn’t be asking ourselves “which team is showing up today” Elite teams, and fans of the elite teams don’t have to say that to themselves on Sunday, but we do. Pathetic. We received more bad news with safety Barry Church being declared out for the season. Before Church won the spot, this was a big concern, but now we’re in trouble again. Silva sucks, he’s not the answer, and what’s the deal with Matt Johnson? We may need to pick someone up or make a trade. We cannot afford to move Carr to safety, that’s just stupid. Back to Doug Free, he’s playing really

Its been rough watching this game, but one constant that has effected the offense has been Jason Witten and Doug Free. Wittten is clearly not himself, dropping passes left and right. But perhaps much more concerning is the play of RT Doug Free. He’s been garbage since the first week and this is effecting the running and passing game. I’m sure Witten will return to form, but this injury may last longer than expected. He’s out there playing, but he’s not close to 100% We may need to think about doing something at RT if Free continues to struggle, but if he plays like this the whole season, we’re in trouble. However way this games ends, one thing is certain, we aren’t that good. We stink on offense, and we are having way too many penalties. We won’t win many games playing like this. Same ole BS guys. Share

I’m sure like all fans, we are just pissed off beyond belief and with plenty reason. The Cowboys let us down, simple as that. Here we are thinking the Cowboys turned the corner after a great win on the road against the champs, but then they don’t even show up in Seattle. So much for thinking the Cowboys were returning to the 90′s, no these are the same ole Cowboys – inconsistent. What a joke of a performance and inexcusable. First order of business should be the release of Felix Jones, he set the tempo with his bumbling fumble and he just is not any good in any phase of the game, he is a liability and today he killed us and we never recovered. You straight up suck Felix. Coach Garrett needs to send a message and cut this bum, there’s no reason to keep him on the team. Go ahead and promote Dunbar behind Murray and Tanner. Special teams needs a revamp, I’ve been saying this for a long time – fire DeCamillis. His squads sucks, they don’t know how to field the ball, they can’t tackle, they can’t return yards. Speacial teams continues to suck real bad, and today it was our death blow. Defensively, they better get Ratliff back soon,

It sounds weird to say this game against the NY Giants was a must-win this early in the season, but it definitely was and the Cowboys showed up in vintage form. There were a ton of questions heading into this game and several were answered emphatically. We know about the big plays, the clutch plays; but, let’s take a look at the inner workings that lead us to 24-17 victory. Conditioning Two words here, Mike Woicik. All offseason, Garrett kept talking about the conditioning program, and everyone’s hard work. Conditioning was one of the key components that aided us towards the win. Woicik rejoined the Cowboys last season; however, with the lockout, his program didn’t really translate. Fast forward to this year, and the Cowboys looked faster, stronger, and they wore down the Giants in the 4th quarter. Beating up and wearing down the opponent, especially in the running game was very reminiscent of our strong 90′s teams. Guess what? Woicik was the man that conditioned those championship teams too. Wow. Murray looked fresh and running at full speed to the last snap, and Dez Bryant looked much improved. Coaching The secondary looked and played better. Hello Jerome

With the release of QB Stephen McGee to make room for new center Ryan Cook, the Cowboys 53-man roster is set for now. In addition, the Cowboys announced their practice squad signings and they are: LB Orie Lemon WR Danny Coale (5th round pick) RB Jamize Olawale RB Lance Dunbar DT Robert Callaway DT Ben Bass OG Ronald Leary WR Tim Benford I was really holding my breath on the Danny Coale release, but glad he made it back to the team. Injuries set him back significantly opening the door for Beasley and Holmes to make the team, but I think with continued work he’ll be a good asset down the line. Lance Dunbar is the other player I wanted to see return as well, and he could very well get called up with oft injured Jones still on the team. Share

With about a week’s worth of camp in the books we’re now dealing with another Miles Austin hamstring issue. He tweaked it, and is being held out as a precaution. If this doesn’t concern you, then somethings wrong with you. Here’s a player who to me, is injury prone. After the draft I wrote a piece saying that the Cowboys not only needed a #3 WR, but just as important, a #4 WR. Why? Miles Austin. He hasn’t even played a preseason game and here we go again. Every training camp he pulls the hamstring and it lingers the WHOLE season, literally. You want to know why the Cowboys pushed so hard to get Beasley back into camp? Its the depth. Beasley has been the standout thus far, and Radway is right there in the mix again, as is Ogletree. Outside of these three receivers, we are thin, and if Austin’s issue drags through we may have to pick up a veteran guy somewhere down the line. I said this before and I’ll say it again, if Austin can’t be improved physically under Coach Woicik, then no one is going to get his body in a consistent playing shape. We’ll need to move on in 2013. Yes, its early, but you can’t help to wonder about Austin.

Just a few days ago Cowboys offensive line Coach Bill Callahan stated that Mackenzy Bernadeau was slated to be our RG, well things may have just changed. Bernadeau had hip surgery that was done to avoid it becoming a chronic issue. At first glance this sounds like a red flag, but the Cowboys knew about this ahead of time when they brought him in, and likely knew this was going to happen; however, this does open the door wide open for the RG position. We could see Bill Nagy, David Arkin, and Ron Leary battle it out for that guard spot, and to me, its anyone’s guess who will be our starting RG now – we just don’t know now. Its a clean slate now, and with Bernadeau out for all most of the offseason leading up to training camp someone has the opportunity to nab that spot. Bernadeau is coming in new into Callahan’s system like all the other guys, so it’ll be up to him to re-solidify his spot now. There could also be a scenario where someone does step up and just wins the spot outright, in which case, Bernadeau could make a move to center, a spot he played while he was in Carolina a few years ago. The offensive line camp battles just got a whole lot more intriguing. Share

There’s been some recent discussions on who will land the #3 WR spot, and I think it’ll be wide open, Garrett pretty much said so. But the thing the Cowboys are also looking for is the #4 WR and quality depth this offseason. The Cowboys escaped a disastrous scenario when Dez and Austin were dinged up and injured during the season. Scooping up Laurent Robinson out of thin air helped immensely , but can you imagine what would have happened if we didn’t hit on that addition? Going into 2012, its clear Dez and Austin are the sure shot #1-#2 guys, but outside of that, the Cowboys competition for #3 is wide open. Nothing is promised to 4yr WR Kevin Ogletree, in fact, I’d say this is it for him, if he doesn’t show marked improvement or consistency, he’ll have a hard time making the roster, but he’ll be in the mix. My money is on Raymond Radway and Danny Coale, I think both make the team, and both will contribute. Last season Radway was on his way to making the 53-man roster, and perhaps Robinson’s (Cinderella) story would have never happened. Its been reported that Radway has been working out feverishly and ready to compete. To me, Radway has

Cowboys Offensive Line Coach, Bill Callahan was interviewed during today’s mini-camp and he gave us some insight to where our new free agent offensive linemen will play. Callahan said Nate Livings would play LG and Mackenzy Bernadeau at RG; in addition, Bill Nagy will compete at center where he’ll hope to displace Phil Costa. Costa had a very frustrating and inconsistent time at center for us last year, and its one position that has the biggest question mark on the offensive line going into this season. Tyron Smith transition to LT is going well in drills according to Callahan, but the veteran addition of Livings at LG will also provide Smith with experience and confidence playing the left side. Share

Its absurdly early to try to deduce how any of these rookies will be able to contribute or become starters for the Cowboys, but some of what Ive been reading online and some of Jerry’s comments are encouraging for sure. One thing you’ll know is that Jason Garrett is still taking Parcell’s “earn the star” philosophy. None of the rookies had star helmets, and they’ll need to be earned as training camp and preseason progress. Bryan Broaddus had a nice view of today’s practice and put out some good tweets on some players like Caleb McSurdy and James Hannah to name a few: James Hanna is athletic going up the field When Hanna was on the move he was better. Think that is how they will find a way to use him. Caleb McSurdy already shown up, Beat Chris Thompson on the front side for a tackle. Been around the ball the last two plays. (@BryanBroaddus) Jerry Jones also chimed in on what he saw on the field today, in regards to Coale, Hanna and Leary: “And then I thought (Danny) Coale had a good day out there, and (James) Hanna caught some good balls. And then those quarterbacks through the ball pretty good.” “Of course, your offensive linemen

The Cowboys rookie mini-camp starts today, and all eyes will be on our newly minted rookie draftees; however, the Cowboys we’ll get to see how the undrafted rookie free agents look. Rookie free agents have been roster gold in recent years, so the Cowboys are hoping to find the next diamonds in the rough. Practices start today at 10:30, NFL network will be onsite covering the Cowboys, so we may get a first look at some of the guys and interviews. I’ll be tuning in tonight. Important offseason dates: Mini-camp: May 4-6 (rookies), June 12-14 (team) OTAs: May 22-24, May 29-31, June 4-7 Jersey Numbers: 24 Claiborne, Morris 81 Coale, Danny 70 Crawford, Tyrone 84 Hanna, James 37 Johnson, Matt 56 McSurdy, Caleb 51 Wilber, Kyle Share

The Ravens just got the terrible news that Terrell Suggs will be out for the year, and they are in a panic mode. I’ve actually been told they are coming up with some contingency plans and one of them could be a call to Dallas on Anthony Spencer’s availability via a trade. First, the Cowboys would need to consider the trade and likely make a new contract for Spencer to make him shippable to the Ravens, and what would the Cowboys asking price be in return. Its no secret the Cowboys wanted to upgrade the position with the addition of Kyle Wilber, and through in the undrafted rookie Adrian Hamilton, plus you still have Victor Butler who has shown a great motor in pass rushing situations. Share